Ribose

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

Synonyms

adp diphosphate deoxy ribonucleotide deoxyribose desoxyribose ribopyranose ribosyl ribosugar deoxyribonucleoside nucleoside ribofuranose

Rhymes With

globose gibbose

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